Name/Title
Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1936Entry/Object ID
2016.011.16Secondary Title
Year Book 1936: City of Charleston, So. Ca.
City of Charleston Yearbook 1936
1936 City YearbookDescription
Contains Mayor Burnet R. Maybank's Annual Report and reports from: Department of Finance; Department of Audit and Control; Department of Public Service; Zoning; Water Works; Department of Public Buildings; Fire Department; Police Department; Corporate Counsel; Charleston Municipal Airport; Recreation; Charities; Education; Port Development.
Appendix: President Roosevelt's visits -- Third annual azalea festival -- Some Charleston wharves -- Charleston in Olden Times, the Street, Wharves and Public Buildings.
Illustrations: Members of City Council who took office December 16, 1935 -- The Mayor's new office -- East Bay looking north from Broad Street -- A major step in Charleston's financial progress took place when Mayor Burnet R. Maybank signed the new Refunding Bonds -- Foot of Shaft 21, Edisto-Goose Creek Tunnel -- Shaft 22, North heading to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, before trimming -- The Nation's Chief Executive [Franklin D. Roosevelt], waves an affectionate farewell to Charleston from the bridge of the Indianapolis, on the eve of departure on the good-will cruise to South America -- The famous Roosevelt smile flashes as the President halts on the gangplank to say goodbye to the crowd at Union Pier -- Murray Vocational School, as seen across Murray Park -- The smoldering city dump ... [and] the modern garbage incinerator shown below -- An interesting contrast in the appearance of East Battery [two photos, 1883 and 1936] -- Ox pulling dump cart at one of the Edisto-Goose Creek Tunnel shafts -- Water Works -- Down into the solid Edisto marl this shaft reaches to connect with the 23 mile Edisto-Goose Creek tunnel -- Water Works -- Traffic Sergeant John J. Garbini and Chauffeur William M. Runey stand before one of Charleston's new police cruisers -- Two striking views of Charleston's Battery [White Point Garden] -- Past historic Fort Sumter, the formidable cruiser Indianapolis moves seaward, carrying President Roosevelt on his epoch-making voyage to South America -- The Queen of Charleston's 1936 Azalea Festival goes to Mullins to take part in that city's Tobacco Festival -- An artist's conception of Charleston in 1861, as seen from the Mount Pleasant shore -- A scene on Marshall's Wharf -- A view from the Clyde Line Docks -- A view from St. Michael's Steeple, looking east, showing schooners in the Cooper [1883] -- A view from St. Michael's Steeple, looking northeast [ca. 1933].
196 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2016.011Source or Donor
South Carolina Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
TransferCredit Line
Courtesy of the South Carolina Historical SocietyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Municipal government--South Carolina--Charleston--Periodicals, Charleston (S.C.) Office of the Mayor, Charleston (S.C.)--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Politics and government, YearbooksBook Details
Author
City of CharlestonPublisher
Walker, Evans & CogswellPlace Published
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaCall No.
JS13 .C33 1936Notes
Date: [1936 or 1937]
Copy No.: 1Location
Location
Shelf
BooksRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Includes listing of City Government officials.
Compliments of Thomas P. Stoney, Mayor.
Contains previous library's markings and labels.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 1, 2016Updated By
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March 30, 2023